Women journalists in Pakistan who are encountering vicious social media attacks, doxing, and hacking attempts by accounts affiliated to the ruling party and conservative, right-wing elements in the country have taken a strong stance against the online violence culture in the past month.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) pays tribute to journalist Gauri Lankesh on the third year of her brutal murder. Senior journalist and activist Gauri Lankesh was shot dead on September 5, 2017 after unidentified assailants opened fire outside her residence in Bangalore. Known for her fearless and outspoken attitude, Lankesh was the editor of ‘ Gauri Lankesh Patrike’ a weekly Kannada tabloid, besides owning some other publications. In her works, she had often voiced her opinions against communal politics as well as the caste system. She was a staunch critic of right-wing and Hindutva politics as was evident from her works published in different media outlets. In her social media posts, she had also flagged the issue of fake news and propaganda. Gauri was honored with Anna Politkovskaya Award for speaking against right-wing Hindu extremism, campaigning for women's rights and opposing caste based discrimination.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism (CFWIJ) stands with women journalists who voiced dissent against blogger Richard Lieberman who has for over a decade been quoted as a “reliable source” in Bay Area newsrooms, especially The Mercury News.

Shaheena Shaheen Baloch, a journalist with PTV Bolan was brutally murdered in Turbat, Balochistan. Shaheena was allegedly shot twice to unsurvivable injuries by what the CFWIJ has found to be her husband.

تل أبيب، أسرائيل، 4 سبتمبر،2020— أصيبت الصحفية صافيناز اللوح بجروح بالغة أثر حادث سيارة. ونظرا لعدم استعداد المستشفيات في غزة لعلاج مثل هذه الإصابات توجهت الصحفية عدة مرات إلي نقاط التفتيش للعبور إلي تل أبيت لتلقي العلاج بالأراضي المحتلة ولكن تم إرسالها مرتين من علي الجسر نظرا لعدم وجود تصريح أمني. وتم السماح لصافينار بعبور نقطة التفتيش اليوم فقط بعد العديد من المناشدات للسماح لها بتلقي العلاج المناسب. وتتلقى الصحفية العلاج الأمن بمستشفى المقصد بالأراضي المحتلة.

Journalist Safinaz Al-Louh was seriously injured a week ago in a car accident in Gaza. Hospitals in Gaza are not equipped to deal with such serious injuries so Safinaz attempted to cross the checkpoint several times to get medical care in occupied territories. She was sent back from the bridge two times due to a lack of security clearance. Safinaz was only allowed today to cross the checkpoint and receive medical help following several petitions calling for her receiving proper medical treatment. She is now in Al-Makased hospital in the occupied territories.

With anti-government protests continuing for two months in Bulgaria, tensions intensified between protesters and security forces during a rally in Sofia on September 2.

القاهرة،مصر،4 سبتمبر،2020—نشرت الصحفية بجريدة الدستور دعاء خليفة مقطع فيديو على حسابها علي الفيسبوك متهمة العقيد أحمد شعبان، مساعد الرئيس لشئون الإعلام بالتضييق عليها لأرائها المعارضة. يعرب تحالف النساء العاملات بالصحافة عن انزعاجه من مستوى القمع من المؤسسات الرئاسية والأمنية في مصر.

Doaa Khalifa of Al-Dostor newspaper posted a video on her Facebook account accusing Colonel Ahmed Shaaban, presidential aide for media of intimidating her over her dissident views. The Coalition For Women In Journalism is disgruntled by the level of oppression of presidential and security apparatuses.

Online harassment of journalists, especially women journalists in Pakistan manifest themselves as well orchestrated campaigns to intimidate journalists despite the international community denouncing such actions and calling upon the authorities to take concrete action.

Gazetecilikte Kadın Koalisyonu, İstanbul 22. Ağır Ceza Mahkemesi'nde görülen "Fuat Avni" davasında Semin Sezerer ve Diken.com.tr editörlerine yönelik tüm suçlamalardan ilk celsede beraat etmesini memnuniyetle karşılıyor.

The Coalition For Women In Journalism welcomes the decision of Istanbul 22nd High Criminal Court to drop all charges against Semin Sezerer and Diken.com.tr editors in the “Fuat Avni” trial.

With ongoing protests sparked after the allegedly false victory announcement of Alexander Lukashenko who has been ruling the country for an iron fist for 26 years, on Sunday, demonstrators marched to the presidential palace to “celebrate” Lukashenko’s 66th birthday.

Pakistan ranks as one of the most dangerous countries in the world for journalists. In addition to the harsh conditions to practice journalism for all genders in the country, being a woman generates an additional set of difficulties to manage. The threats women journalists face include sexual harassment, widespread misogyny, glass-ceiling, verbal attacks and censorships.

Spectrum News NY1 managed by Charter Communications was under a notorious spotlight last year following allegations of sexist and ageist remarks towards senior female reporters of the channel. A new lawsuit filed by former NY1 senior producer, Karin Garfin points to “incessant sexual harassment” along with regular rude remarks about older female staff members at NY1.